Seattle Now spoke with Scarecrow Video's Matt Lynch to get a few ideas for Halloween movies, ranging from horror to not-so-scary at all. KUOW's Dyer Oxley has added a few recommendations of his own.
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Scarecrows are used around the world by farmers, and are a notable symbol of farms and the countryside in popular culture. The common form of a scarecrow is a humanoid figure dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds such as crows or sparrows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops. [1] .
For most Americans, scarecrows are synonymous with autumn. They pop up in corn mazes and crop fields at harvest festivals, on hay bales in grocery store displays, and as set dressing or...
scarecrow, device posted on cultivated ground to deter birds or other animals from eating or otherwise disturbing seeds, shoots, and fruit; its name derives from its use against the crow.
Perched quietly in fields with outstretched arms and hollow eyes, scarecrows have long captured the imagination of farmers, children, and storytellers alike. Equal parts guardian and folklore figure, these humble guardians are one of the oldest tools in agricultural history.
The most famous scarecrow is the fictional character in The Wizard of Oz who is in search of a brain. Another notable scarecrow is in the short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne called “ Feathertop” about a scarecrow brought to life by a witch.